This is the new Mission Statement for the 2003-2004 ISDRA TRT.
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The Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area (ISDRA) Technical Review Team (TRT) will provide input to the Bureau of Land Management, El Centro Field Office, on the collection and use of fees to implement the ISDRA Recreation Area Management Plan (TAMP). The TRT will provide input on:

· The prioritization of the RAMP implementation schedule
· The use of fee funds collected in the ISDRA to complete specific projects in the schedule
· The accountability of fee funds collected and spent
A primary role of the TRT will be to serve as a communication link to the public and to the interest groups the TRT represents.

LoBuck, is there statements available to the public showing fee money collected and where it was spent? Peace

Chef, Not really at this time. There are some accounting spreadsheets that were from last years expenses, but the BLM has not done a good job at account coding. It just was never a requirement. They know they got the money & how much and where it was spent, just not specifically enough. We (the TRT) are expecting a better account coding method for this year and should have some insight of it by our next meeting in January.

This is where

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The accountability of fee funds collected and spent

comes into play.

This is an area that causes me a great deal of heartburn. If a private business was to run their accounting like that, it would not be able to operate efficiently.